It has been an amazing year for us at Connecticut Community Boating. From officially becoming a 501c3 organization to having our biggest year ever with more than 750 kids hitting the waves for the first time in their lives, 2010 was by all accounts a banner year.
Now in our fourth season, we have doubled in size every year since 2007, when we started with one boat and a mission to ensure that no child is left ashore. Our growth is testament to the huge need and the burning enthusiasm our kids have for the waters that sit just yards from their homes and schools, and the shame that they have been denied access to for all to long.
We're thrilled that we can help impart a new chapter in the lives of our kids and help play a role in improving the quality of life for all in the Greater Bridgeport area.
In 2011, we will be rolling out a huge array of programming to bolster our effects, from continuation and expansion of the CCB Learn to Swim campaign where every kid can learn to swim for just $1 a lesson to a newly refurbished afterschool program where kids will get a chance to learn about and explore their local waters and enjoy a positive and safe extracurricular environment where they can do their homework and be mentored by sailors from all walks of life.
But now that the leaves are falling and there is a crisp feel to the autumn brezzes, we want to remind you that the season isn't over and our work is not done. We're feverishly working to fund the 2011 season, have classes going until the last Jack-O-Lantern light dims and planning a November to remember with a Junior Recognition Dinner on November 1 and an Adult Cocktails and Community Party on Nov 18th.
For more info on our 2011 plan of attack, our Fall Fundraising Drive or any of the other things we have cooking at CCB, please call 203-382-3661.
Thank you for making this a year for ages at CCB and We wish you a happy fall and smooth sailing!
